BRIGHT SIDE ARCHIVES FROM AOL: FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2006

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

NOVEMBER 8TH, 2006

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back. Anonymous

TODAY’S ACTION

Do not desire what you do not need.

TODAY’S QUOTE

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens and nature.

Anne Frank

HAPPY WEDNESDAY

OVER THE HUMP DAY !

I can tell it’s the middle of the week, I’m tired and just plain blah. It seems like after this day, work goes much smoother and before I know it the weekend is here again !

It rained most of the day yesterday and I had nothing but data entry work to do at work sooo the day sorta drug along

I had three things to do after work

1.vote

2. clean the kitchen floor

And 3. paint some more on my Christmas crafts.

I did get two of the 3 accomplished. That’s not too bad.

Have a great day all ! Another wonderful one on the Way !

Please pray for God's protection of our troops and HIS wisdom for their commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

TODAY IS…SKYSCRAPER DAY

On November 8, 1906, cameraman Fred A. Dobson began filming The Skyscrapers of New York atop an uncompleted skyscraper at Broadway and 12th Street. The American Mutoscope and Biograph Company melodrama tells the story of a construction foreman who fires a crew member for fighting, leading the disgruntled employee to steal. The storyline weaves in and around actual construction of a New York skyscraper. A fascinating record of early twentieth-century building techniques, Skyscrapers captures brick masons in action, workers maneuvering a steel girder into place, and a group of men descending a crane line.

TODAY’S TRIVIA

Today is Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day

Suggestion: use lots of cabbage and garlic today.

Today is National Parents as Teachers Day, a reminder that parents are the primary teachers of children ages birth to five, the most important learning period of a person's life

Pursuit of Happiness Week begins today. The U.S. Constitution protects Americans' right to pursue happiness, a right "endowed by their Creator."

1793: The Louvre, in Paris, was opened to the public.

1892: former President Cleveland defeated incumbent Benjamin Harrison, becoming the first (and, to date, only) chief executive to win non-consecutive terms to the White House. Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th Presidents of the United States.

1960 - Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon in the presidential election. The Republican insider was Richard Nixon of California, relatively young but experienced as the nation's vice-president for eight years under Dwight Eisenhower. The Democratic newcomer was John F. Kennedy, senator from Massachusetts, who at the age of 43 was the youngest person elected president. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. President, was also the first Roman Catholic to be elected president.

1965:- "Like sands through the hourglass, these are the days of our lives..." The voice of McDonald Carey introduced the popular soap opera, "Days of Our Lives" which debuted on NBC-TV.

TODAY’S SMILE

One day a visitor leaned on the old fence around a farm, while he watched an old farmer plowing with a mule. After a while, the visitor said, “I don’t like to tell you how to run your business, but you would not have to work so hard if you would just say, “gee” and “haw” to that mule instead of just tugging on those lines.

The old farmer stopped and pulled a big handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his face. Then he said, “Reckon you’re right, but this animal kicked me five years ago and I ain’t spoke to him since.”

Some of us hold a grudge for a long, long time. We can remember distinctly the words that were spoken to us or the way we were mistreated and “we’ll never forgive”.

Unfortunately, grudges don’t hurt others nearly as much as they hurt us. But no matter how hard it may be, we’ll tug on those reins until the day we die, rather than seek reconciliation.

Author Unknown

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."

Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown in "Peanuts" US cartoonist

(1922 - 2000)

TODAY’S WORD

succor

(noun, transitive verb) [SUK-ahr]

noun 1. assistance or relief, especially in time of difficulty, want, or distress:

"After their breakup, Camille still found herself turning to Sean for succor, which made their separation even more drawn out and painful."

2. someone or something that provides assistance or relief

transitive verb 3. to provide assistance or relief, especially in time of difficulty, want, or distress adjective form: succorable additional noun form: succorer

TODAY’S REFLECTION

Let the children come to me. Do not hinder them. The kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Matthew 19:14

Little children are helpless and vulnerable. They must depend on those who love them for their survival. Little children reach out with confidence and trust to those who love them. They are like sponges soaking up all the attention and love which is offered.

Jesus wants little children to learn that he loves them with a providing, caring, concerned, enduring love. Jesus reminds me that I, like a child, must reach out to him with confidence and trust.

Msgr. David E. Rosage

TODAY’S ADVICE FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Abraham Lincoln

43 DAYS UNTIL WINTER !

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your Heart

Psalm 37:4

I Love You All !!!

Be Blessed !!!

MY HOMEPAGE

I believe we should live ‘ON THE BRIGHT SIDE’

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